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'A distinctly Australia Day story of the campaign by filmmaker and man-on-a mission, Curtis Levy to win a Senate seat based on making Waltzing Matilda the national anthem when Australia becomes a republic. This is an insightful and hilarious exploration of what is behind Levy's drive to unite Australians in one voice in this rousing, popular song.
'Although passionate about his cause, Levy is a most unlikely candidate, but that is fitting, he says, as the song too is about the struggle of the underdog. He uncovers the history of the song's origin and looks at the timing of its birth in 1895, right at the intersection between a seminal period in Australia's history and the future.
'Waltzing Matilda might, on the surface, appear unsuitable he says, being about a tramp and a thief who committed suicide. But it also shows an irreverence towards the establishment and a willingness to defy authority - qualities which many believe remain abiding Australian traits.'
Source: ABC1 website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
Sighted: 25/01/2010
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Wanting Matilda
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 January 2010; (p. 5)
— Review of The Matilda Candidate 2010 single work film/TV -
Romancing Matilda
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 January 2010; (p. 5) -
No Waltz in the Park
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 January 2010; (p. 4)
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Wanting Matilda
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 January 2010; (p. 5)
— Review of The Matilda Candidate 2010 single work film/TV -
No Waltz in the Park
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 January 2010; (p. 4) -
Romancing Matilda
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 January 2010; (p. 5)